Context: I coauthored a published review of anticoagulation for venous thromboembolism in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and published a review on the same topic in MedGenMed (now the ...

The Cochrane review did not include studies that have shown that face masks can reduce transmission of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Pictured here Olivia Palermo ...

The question of whether and to what extent face masks work to prevent respiratory infections such as COVID and influenza has split the scientific community for decades. Although there is strong ...

A comprehensive review of all the evidence available from randomized controlled trials of COVID 19 vaccines up to November 2021 has concluded that most protect against infection and severe or critical ...

In both continuous distending pressure (CDP) and nasal intermittent positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV), infants receive continuous distending pressure. CDP improves pulmonary function by increasing ...

We now have the most authoritative estimate of the value provided by wearing masks during the pandemic: approximately zero. The most rigorous and extensive review of the scientific literature ...

A new scientific review released Wednesday wades into the long-running debate about Alcoholics Anonymous. The review found AA can sometimes be more effective than many other forms of professional ...

A new Cochrane review casts doubt on the value of ketamine and other N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor agonists to relieve chronic noncancer pain. “Clinicians should know that there is currently no ...

Ketamine has become a popular off-label option for chronic pain; however, new research questions its value. A Cochrane review led by the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Neuroscience Research ...